John Winton
@wheelrim
English expat in Spain
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26
About me
English
Lives in Torrevieja
Speaks Bits and Pieces of this and That!
Registration: 21 February 2013
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Visiting the Cook Islands in February 2014 by wheelrim
Kia Orana. What a great site we have here. We joined today, we are Buzby and Shirley and though originally from the UK we now live in Spain. We are 50+ going on 16 and those damn itchy feet of ours have led us to buying a Round the World Air ticket ...
Checked it out online, out of our league and sorry to say not the best of write-ups. Read More
Visiting the Cook Islands in February 2014 by wheelrim
Kia Orana. What a great site we have here. We joined today, we are Buzby and Shirley and though originally from the UK we now live in Spain. We are 50+ going on 16 and those damn itchy feet of ours have led us to buying a Round the World Air ticket ...
We are currently in Nha Trang Vietnam. making ur way over towards The Cook Islands, Then the USA. We will check out the Villas you mention, thanks for that and good travelling. John and Shirley. Read More
A return to Nepal after more than 30 years. by wheelrim
In 1982 I was in the RAF based in Hong Kong. From there, as part of a small party of people I flew to KTM to trek the Jomson trail around Annapurna. Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal just blew me away and now, over 30 years later I am returning, this ...
Hi Amanda. I guess you love Nepal! I was quite blown away with the place and the people when I was there back in 1981. As part of a small band of Service Trekkers. One of our team was a Dentist and one of our goals was to check on ex-Gurkha soldiers ... Read More
weekend plnz by bbydoll
hey ppl.... Back in ma home town after ages... Miss being here in mumbai.... How abt v plan sumthing for saturday nite... Ne1 intrested???
Is There a way of translating that? Read More
A return to Nepal after more than 30 years.
In 1982 I was in the RAF based in Hong Kong. From there, as part of a small party of people I flew to KTM to trek the Jomson trail around Annapurna. Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal just blew me away and now, over 30 years later I am returning, this ... Read More
The Last time we were in Mumbai we drove there from the UK! by wheelrim
Hi everyone. We are new to the ex-pat forum and hoping to use/abuse and make new friends on it. Yes, the last time in Mumbai we had parked our van up at Indiri Docks having just spent 6 months driving from the UK with our 9 year-old daughter through ...
Yes I did, after about 20 emails between myself and Cleartrip and India Rail. Its a rell messy way of booking tickets and I was about to give up and pay someone else (an agent) to do it, at twice the cost. In the end, 2 tickets AC2 2 Tier From ... Read More
The Last time we were in Mumbai we drove there from the UK! by wheelrim
Hi everyone. We are new to the ex-pat forum and hoping to use/abuse and make new friends on it. Yes, the last time in Mumbai we had parked our van up at Indiri Docks having just spent 6 months driving from the UK with our 9 year-old daughter through ...
Waheeeey! booked the tickets! Chuffed after all that! Thanks to all your advice, if anyone wants to meet up and say Hi in June come back to me.:lol: Read More
The Last time we were in Mumbai we drove there from the UK! by wheelrim
Hi everyone. We are new to the ex-pat forum and hoping to use/abuse and make new friends on it. Yes, the last time in Mumbai we had parked our van up at Indiri Docks having just spent 6 months driving from the UK with our 9 year-old daughter through ...
Heather. How frustrating this is! This is the third day and I appear no better off. There is a site called CLEARTRIP`, You register with them and they ask you to open an account with them..... then they give you a password. You Then have to open an ... Read More
The Last time we were in Mumbai we drove there from the UK! by wheelrim
Hi everyone. We are new to the ex-pat forum and hoping to use/abuse and make new friends on it. Yes, the last time in Mumbai we had parked our van up at Indiri Docks having just spent 6 months driving from the UK with our 9 year-old daughter through ...
Heather. Thanks for the info. As we have said we have been to Mumbai once before but we had a nine-year-old daughter in tow then, so hopefully we will explore a little more enthusiastically this time. We are not there for too long as we have a long ... Read More
The Last time we were in Mumbai we drove there from the UK! by wheelrim
Hi everyone. We are new to the ex-pat forum and hoping to use/abuse and make new friends on it. Yes, the last time in Mumbai we had parked our van up at Indiri Docks having just spent 6 months driving from the UK with our 9 year-old daughter through ...
Thanks Heather, yes, we are pretty much `on the hoof` types but I also like just a little certainty now and again, therefore I have booked 4 nights in the Travellers inn in the Fort area. loks reasonable. Just haviing a few problems (Grrr) with ... Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad! by wheelrim
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way?
Cheers again. There was a recent TV programme whereby the average DAYS takings on a taxi in Mumbai was $15-20. Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad! by wheelrim
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way?
Cheers for the link, will give it a bash. Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad! by wheelrim
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way?
Thanks for that Steve, we have a room booked for 4 nights and plan to leave on saturday at around 11am. There appears to be no-way to book online with India Rail as they do not accept credit cards. I believe there is a company in the UK that does so ... Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad!
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way? Read More
Which Train and Class to get From Mumbai? by wheelrim
Hi good people. A follow up request from our last Post (The Last Time We were in Mumbai we drove there from UK). Still have not booked accommodation yet for the 3/4 day stay, however, we have narrowed it down. Your advice is sought with regard to ...
Thanks for that. Cheers Read More